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yeah I know you did not ask!
You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.
I stopped by the cannabis store the other day. Looking around, seeing so many old folks — sorry, senior citizens — in there, I thought I had made a wrong turn and ended up in the New Balance store. Perhaps the only place I might have seen more… senior citizens that is, would have been at Cracker Barrel.
yeah I know you did not ask!
You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.
I have decided that I am a Zen Buddhist. Proof you say. Okay, here it is. I have developed the following koan.
Which is louder? The rantings of an old man scribbling on a lost-in-cyberspace blog or the sound of one hand clapping?
I am not sure how smart this was of us. I do wonder how long it will stay up in this super Republican neighborhood, being the district that elected Todd “Legitimate Rape” Atkins and Ann “What Climate Change” Wagner, but it is an important issue for us.
This is part of the reason I am so angry with the current Republican party. They are essentially trying to push their minority religious beliefs on the majority. Abortion is obviously a very charged subject, and I cannot imagine it ever being a very easy decision for any woman. But I strongly believe that Continue reading “I wonder how long…”
I can not shop at Costco anymore!
Yesterday I was at Costco buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet, Necco, the Wonder Dog, which weighs 191 lbs. I was in the check-out line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant?
So because I’m retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that no, I didn’t have a dog, I was starting the Purina Diet again. I added Continue reading “Purina Diet”
Years ago I knew a Turkish man who obtained US citizenship. Shortly after his induction ceremony, he told me about the test he had to take AND pass as part of his path to US citizenship. I remembering thinking at the time that I was not sure I could have passed that test, and I am from a generation that was required to take Civics in high school and then again in college. Plus for a while I majored in History, and I have always had an interest in the subject, especially the revolutionary period of American history.
All this came back to mind as there was an article on the da ‘net: Do you know the 3 branches of US government? Many don’t, leading to a push for civics education
In the article there is a link to a very short quiz that gives a small sampling of the type of questions on the citizenship exam. It also stated that the actual test was not multiple choice like the one connected to the news article. I managed to get all 10 correct, but, most likely, only because it was multiple choice.
Here is the link: Could YOU pass a citizenship test?
I am definitely of the opinion that all students in the USA should have to take Civics course before high school graduation as well as American History. While I am on the subject, why not Home Economics, not matter what your gender. They all definitely are needed in our quotidian lives. As an outsider looking in, I am not so sure all the super concentration of STEM subjects is benefiting our children or our country. I say this as a person with a science degree and a technology degree, and as someone who worked in these fields for most of their adult life.
Take my opinion and $2 and change, and you will be able to buy yourself a soda pop. Eso lo que hay.
yeah I know you did not ask!
You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.
Am I bad? A while back I put Trump’s Truth Social stock, ticker DJT, in my investment watch list. Why? Just to watch it tank. I has fallen from a high in the mid $90s to $16 or $17 a share.
Just as an aside, apparently MTG (Majorie Taylor Greene) follows the common stock advise of buying high and selling low. She invested $50,000 in the stock at its peak. So far she has not sold. Maybe she is holding out for Trump’s reelection, thinking it will recover.
This article from The Guardian popped up in my curated Google news feed: Week in wildlife in pictures: a rebellious kingfisher, golfing bobcats and a sex-mad marsupial
The caption for the sex-mad marsupial read:
A brush-tailed phascogale is cared for in Victoria, Australia. Also known as a tuan, the little mammal is in the running for the hotly contested marsupial of the year accolade. Experts believe it is in with a chance, thanks to the males’ remarkable mating habits. “Not a lot of people realise this is a species where the males literally mate themselves to death,” said Rachel Lowry, head of Bush Heritage Australia. “Once they start to discover the joys of copulation, they just keep mating. They forget to eat and then they drain their energy and they die”
The last part of the caption grabbed my attention and I was transported back more than 55 years. When I discovered the “joys of copulation”, if I could have, I would have easily followed this marsupial to the grave. I am so proud of myself. I actually found a turn of phrase that was not the crude one that kept popping into my mind.
Fortunately (unfortunately?) for me, as teenagers, it was frequently difficult to find the privacy we needed.
Now that I am a few years older, I imagine that shortly I will be worried about this activity sending me to my grave by a different route. The ticker is “okay” right now, but who knows how it will be in a few years.
Señora just reminded me that moderation is the key for most things.
“God grant me the serenity to accept stupid people,
the courage to not waste my time and energy on them,
and the wisdom to know that I can’t fix stupid.” ~~ Anonymous
I had an early doctor’s appointment Thursday after Tuesday’s presidential debate between Harris and Trump. The appointment was for 8 a.m., and I arrived a few minutes early as there are generally a few administrative tasks to complete before actually seeing the medical personnel.
My internist is very good about getting me back to an exam room on time although occasionally I have had to wait in there for the doctor after the nurse does her thing with vitals and nosy questions. Most of the other doctors I go to are not quite so prompt. This was the case Thursday morning.
I first noticed this pair of men as the elder Continue reading “You Can’t Fix Stupid”
Fashions come and fashions go. I am ready for jogger pants for men to go. I think it is one of the worst fashion trends to come along in a while, especially when paired with the no socks look. Of course, many of the current “fashion” trends leave me scratching my head. So many folks look like they could not be bothered to change out of their at home lounging clothes before going out into public, inflicting their fashion sense on the rest of us. I would not go back to Victorian times when folks were overly rigid about how one dressed when going out in public, but there is a balance in there somewhere.
I was returning home from the golf course in Illinois, and I made a stop at the Wal-Mart in South County, the one right next to the Mississippi River. It is a trippy place in Continue reading “Being a Bit of a Fashionista”